Photos from the Ted 2 Casting Call in Allston

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Photo by Olga Khvan

George Sawin, a florist who works in a building adjacent to Boston Casting, has seen his fair share of individuals lining up on Braintree Street to audition for roles on the big screen—but he’s never seen a turnout like the one on Saturday during an open casting call seeking extras for Ted 2.

“We see a lot of these kinds of events, but never anything like this—the costumes, and just the magnitude of it,” he said in between wishing strangers good luck and asking hopefuls dressed up in elaborate costumes if he could take their photo. “This is like Halloween in July.”

Two weeks ago, Boston Casting released a flier advertising the Ted 2 casting call, which encouraged—but did not require—people to show up in costumes based on movie and comic book characters. The word quickly spread, and on Saturday, the line of hopefuls, many of whom had seen the flier on social media, extended about five blocks past Boston Casting’s headquarters in Allston.

Many in line had set aside the entire day for the casting call, which ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some traveled from as far as Connecticut. Some came in groups with friends, while others came alone. Some were driven by a passion for playing dress-up, while others just wanted to have some fun. Some came for the chance to meet Mark Wahlberg, and some, like Kevin Fine, Sean Kennedy, and Tyler Drisko from Sharon, Mass.—three friends who all showed up to the audition dressed as Jafar from Disney’s Aladdin—just came to steal the spotlight.

“We were thinking we’d probably end up replacing him,” joked Kennedy.

Check out photos from the Ted 2 casting call below.

Ted 2 Casting Call

The line of people hoping to act as extras in Ted 2 extended about five blocks past Boston Casting's headquarters in Allston.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

This group was the first in line, and had waited for a few hours before doors opened.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

"Usually when he walks around, because he's so tall, people will call him Thor—regardless of whether he's dressed up or not," said Angela Garabet about Patrick DeKelly, both of whom had shown up for the casting call dressed up as superheroes.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

From left, Wendy Tram, Tina Tram, and Alisha Son dressed up as the Powerpuff Girls and had driven up from Connecticut for the Ted 2 casting call.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Carly Monsen (left) dressed up as the character Lucca from her favorite video game, Chrono Trigger, while her friend Carly Winn dressed up as Harley Quinn from Batman. They share an interest in live action role-playing.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

From left, friends Kevin Fine, Sean Kennedy, and Tyler Drisko showed up in their Halloween costumes from junior year of high school, handmade by Drisko's mother.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Deborah Young (left) and Gail Fairbanks from Sturbridge, Mass., dressed up their dogs Juno and Burt for the audition.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Juno (left) and Burt showed up to the audition accompanied by Ted.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Some hopefuls, like Dionne Yeboah-Afihene (left) and Jessie Geronimo, decided to forgo costumes at the casting call.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Dunkin' Donuts representatives were on-site to offer refreshments to people in line.Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Photo by Olga Khvan

Dan Hamilton from Somerville had his Game of Thrones-inspired costume commissioned from a friend, and brought it out to the Ted 2 casting call on Saturday.Photo by Olga Khvan